The 15-minute city. 'Our world cities, everywhere on the planet, concentrate time and again the core of human activity, but they are still driven by the paradigm of the oil era and its impact on roads and general urban planning.' 'Thus, how can we reconcile the irreversible development of an urban world with crucial needs for real quality of life?' Focus On The Smart City (Pr Carlos Moreno, Scientific Director of ETI Chair at Paris1 Panthéon Sorbonne University, France) >

'The publication provides long-term, aggregate time series infrastructure and transport statistics.' (Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, Canberra) >

Lead exposure in the last century shrank IQ scores of half of Americans, study finds. 'Leaded gasoline calculated to have stolen more than 800 million cumulative IQ points since the 1940s.' (Science Daily, Maryland USA) >

Towards the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft. 'At Airbus, we have the ambition to develop the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035. Hydrogen propulsion will help us to deliver on this ambition. Our ZEROe concept aircraft enable us to explore a variety of configurations and hydrogen technologies that will shape the development of our future zero-emission aircraft.' (AIRBUS, France) >

'Fortescue [mining entrepreneur] ... announces world’s first infinity train.' “The Infinity Train has the capacity to be the world’s most efficient battery electric locomotive. The regeneration of electricity on the downhill loaded sections will remove the need for the installation of renewable energy generation and recharging infrastructure, making it a capital efficient solution for eliminating diesel and emissions from our rail operations.” (Williams Advanced Engineering, Oxfordshire UK) >

Toyota in conjunction with Yamaha are developing Hydrogen fuelled reciprocating engines - from 3 cylinder to V8. (Toyota, Japan) >

A Review of V2-X Solutions by Investigating Different Vehicle Energy Storage Solutions for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings. '...the integration of EVs through bidirectional converters with smart buildings, which are supplied by renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic systems, has gained noticeable attention from researchers around the world. In order to meet and optimize the energy requirement of smart buildings with V2G-H-B (V2-X), which includes vehicle-to-home (V2H), vehicle-to-building...' (Griffith University, Brisbane) >

'Managing the growth of urban traffic is vital for improving the liveability of our cities. This report examines how governments can encourage citizens to use alternatives to private cars in order to reduce car dependency, regardless of how they are powered or who drives them.' (International Transport Forum, Paris) >

'Travelling by plane, train or automobile: the most environmentally sound choice may not always be clear.' (European Environment Agency, Luxembourg) >

'Project Triumph TE-1 Prototype Revealed, featuring Williams Advanced Engineering developed advanced battery system.' (Williams Advanced Engineering Limited, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK) >